A Stockton on-ramp has reopened Wednesday morning, after it was shut down overnight due to a police chase that ended with a shooting and a deadly crash.

The northbound ramp to Pershing Avenue opened back up after 7 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol.

Police combed the area for evidence overnight.

About 9:45 p.m. Tuesday, in the area of Poplar and Monroe streets, an officer with the Stockton Police Department spotted a vehicle that had been targeted in a carjacking, with people inside, according to a police statement.

The officer watched as those people exited the car and entered another vehicle, then sped off.

Police tried stopping the car, but the driver wouldn't stop -- which led to a chase, officers said.

Police called for backup assistance, and one of the people inside the suspect vehicle fired several rounds of gunfire at officials, the news release said.